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El Niño is predicted to continue to strengthen with forecasts suggesting it will reach its peak in November or December.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Oh said the investment was intended to strengthen their partnership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Protecting America’s national security means keeping our advanced Super Intelligence technology from being used to strengthen our adversaries’ military capabilities,” First Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

CEO Elliott Hill said in a statement that the company is “taking deliberate actions to strengthen those businesses the right way for the long term.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gandhi began to see that there was a way for the indentured Indians to strengthen themselves without having to rely on machetes and guns.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

It also strengthens state oversight of existing leases by requiring additional scrutiny and waiting periods for renewals, extensions or changes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Boulter and Kartal were among a list of absentees from that squad - including Emma Raducanu, who is again missing through injury - but the pair's return to the line-up strengthens captain Anne Keothavong's side.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

As bitcoin strengthens, its relationship with the traditional stock market also has been changing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys in a post on X thanked allies "whose presence helps protect our skies and strengthens our security".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

It strengthens my belly, where the scar is.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Moreover, Microsoft’s announcement last week of its new Copilot AI assistant has strengthened the argument that the company has chances to expand AI revenue beyond its traditional software subscription offerings.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"In our view, the bank is emerging from the 'clean-up phase' structurally strengthened."

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Suzannah Harvey, CEO of Cotswold Airport, said she was "delighted" to support the new centre which she said strengthened the airport's "growing role as a hub for aerospace innovation".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The prospect of further rate hikes strengthened the dollar, which held close to an eight-week high against a basket of currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In the spring of 2007, the subprime mortgage bond market, incredibly, had strengthened a bit.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The Sterling and Stones clauses were worth more than most players operating in the English Football League at that time, significantly strengthening the financial positions of QPR and Barnsley.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"The resources obtained will be used to continue strengthening the fiscal and financial position of the Argentine Republic," the government said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and city leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep railroads from falling into the sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It introduces a slew of reforms aimed at strengthening the electric grid and mandates that data centers pay for all of their associated transmission costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

All along the Western Front, German armies worked at strengthening their positions, digging elaborate systems of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements and by batteries of machine guns and artillery.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman